Black-shouldered Opossum vs White Chilte

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cnidoscolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

White Chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.